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    XPS 1530 and Vista 64 Webcam, working yet?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by loudog3114, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. loudog3114

    loudog3114 Notebook Guru

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    Anyone come up with a fix for this?
     
    loudog3114, Aug 16, 2008
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    derviskemal Notebook Consultant

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    derviskemal, Aug 16, 2008
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    DFI Fan Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it does work in Vista x64 for me too. I used the drivers listed at the link above, and I downloaded the webcam software from Dell's website (though I am currently using a version of it I downloaded from Creative which is the same thing except silver).

    Actually come to think of it, everything works for me in Vista x64. I happily run it on both the desktop and laptop listed in my signature below.
     
    DFI Fan, Aug 16, 2008
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    Yeah those drivers don't work for numerous people. Webcam is detected by the OS but shows up black in every application, LED never comes on.
     
    loudog3114, Aug 16, 2008
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    It works for me on both M1330 and M1530 running Vista 64.
     
    imzomnia, Aug 16, 2008
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    SpotMe Notebook Geek

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    I had the same problem. What I discovered is that the brightness and contract sliders in the webcam app were at their lowest settings. Adjusting those settings fixed the problem!
     
    SpotMe, Aug 18, 2008
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    jamieuk23 Notebook Geek

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    is it a decent webcam thou or just a crappy thing that comes with it ??
     
    jamieuk23, Aug 18, 2008
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    NuSuey Notebook Enthusiast

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    its a great webcam ! ;) never had a better one
     
    NuSuey, Sep 25, 2008
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